THE PROMISE OF THE RESURRECTION

(March
19, 1967)

This
is Palm Sunday, the celebration of victory, and the acceptance of the
truth. Let us not spend this holy week brooding on the crucifixion of
God's Son, but happily in the celebration of his release. For Easter
is the sign of peace, not pain. A slain Christ has no meaning. But a
RISEN Christ becomes the symbol of the Son of God's forgiveness upon
himself; the sign he looks upon himself as healed and whole. This week
begins with palms and ends with lilies, the white and holy sign the Son
of God is innocent. Let no dark signs of crucifixion intervene between
the journey and its purpose; between the acceptance of the truth and its
expression.